Supreme Court Directs Re-Verification of Land Oustees’ Claims for Railway Jobs (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Rehabilitation of land oustees affected by land acquisition for railway projects. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Shankar Prasad Deep Etc.Etc. Judgment Date: 14 March 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 March 2019 Citation: (2019) […]
Supreme Court Restores Land to Tribal Member, Upholding Section 170B of the MP Land Revenue Code: Pooran Singh vs. Dhaniram (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 14, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 228 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a civil court overturn a High Court decision regarding land rights of
Supreme Court Upholds Classification of Tank Land Under Andhra Pradesh Inams Act: Sarvepalli Ramaiah vs. District Collector (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether ryotwari patta can be granted for land classified as a tank poramboke under the Andhra Pradesh Inams (Abolition & Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1956. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Inams Abolition Case Name: Sarvepalli Ramaiah
Supreme Court overturns conviction in murder case due to tampered dying declaration: Balaji vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of a tampered dying declaration as evidence in a murder trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Balaji vs. The State of Maharashtra Judgment Date: 14 March 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 March
Supreme Court Upholds Charges of Abetment of Suicide: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Deepak (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 13, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 238 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a High Court discharge an accused of abetment of suicide charges when there is sufficient evidence to suggest
Supreme Court Interprets Exclusion Clause in Export Credit Insurance Policy: Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd. vs. M.S. Creations (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 13, 2019 Citation: CIVIL APPEAL NO.2987 OF 2019 (@SLP(C) No. 7781/2014) Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can an export credit guarantee corporation deny a
Supreme Court Clarifies Married Daughter’s Succession Rights in Lease Premises under Inventory Proceedings Act, 2012 LEGAL ISSUE: Succession rights of a married daughter in lease premises. CASE TYPE: Civil, Inheritance, Inventory Proceedings. Case Name: Uma Mahesh Bandekar and Another vs. Vivek Sadanand Marathe and Others [Judgment Date]: 13 March 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Gift Deed After 22 Years: Raghwendra Sharan Singh vs. Ram Prasanna Singh (2019) INSC 184 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit challenging a registered gift deed, filed 22 years after its execution, is barred by limitation under the Limitation Act, 1963. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Raghwendra
Supreme Court Clarifies Minimum Tenure for DGP Appointments: Prakash Singh vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the minimum residual tenure for appointment to the post of Director General of Police (DGP). CASE TYPE: Service Law/Public Interest Litigation Case Name: Prakash Singh & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. [Judgment Date]: March
Supreme Court Restores First Appellate Court’s Decision on Will Validity: Gurnam Singh vs. Lehna Singh (2019) Date of the Judgment: March 13, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 221 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a High Court re-evaluate evidence in a second appeal, or is it bound by the findings of the first
Supreme Court Remands Electricity Theft Case for Review Under Section 152 of Electricity Act: Mukesh Chand vs. State (NCT) of Delhi (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a settlement in Lok Adalat for electricity theft can bypass the requirements of Section 152 of the Electricity Act, 2003 regarding compounding of offences. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Electricity Law
Supreme Court Addresses Contempt of Court and Dismisses Second Review Petition Date of the Judgment: March 12, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 229 Judges: Rohinton Fali Nariman, J., Vineet Saran, J. Can a lawyer’s disrespectful behavior towards the court be considered contempt, and can a second review petition be filed under Article 32 of the Constitution?
